Category Archives: Retirement Plans

My latest article for JDSupra.com can be found here.

The idea of That 401(k) Conference is based on creating memorable events and it probably can trace itself to the time I brought Sal The Stockbroker for a comedy show as Vice President of my old synagogue. My old synagogue … Continue reading →

The retirement plan business is a relationship-driven business and I learned from the best in the relationship department. Richard Laurita was the top salesman at both third-party administrators (TPA) I worked at and 11 years after his untimely death at … Continue reading →

As we await the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final guidance pursuant to President Trump’s executive order on multiple employer plans (MEPs)  and whether Congress tries to pass legislation, it’s important to think about some of the problems that Open MEPs … Continue reading →

Being a plan sponsor is difficult because you’re a plan fiduciary which requires the highest duty of care. Running the plan is hard and making everything operates according to the law is important. Not only that, but you also need … Continue reading →

When they’re always talking about multiple employer plans (MEPs) and the tribulations with that 2012 Department of Labor (DOL) advisory opinion and the latest proposed regulations, talk often surrounds Matt Hutcheson. Matt Hutcheson was the self-anointed fiduciary expert because of … Continue reading →

My latest article for JDSupra.com can be found here.

When my grandmother was going in for surgery to remove the tumor on her Pancreas, I told my grandmother how much I loved her and I remember her telling me that she knew what I said was real. She told … Continue reading →

While President Trump signed an Executive Order that directs the Department of Labor to promulgate regulations to make it easier for companies to join multiple employer plans, he also directed the Internal revenue Service to change the required minimum distribution  … Continue reading →

When I do my own taxes and the income taxes for friends, the software I use will alert me when I make a mistake and perhaps, enter an amount in the 401(k) deferral box on Form W-2 that is in … Continue reading →